Week 3, Day 1. T25-Alpha: Total Body Circuit + Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.

Week 3, Day 1. T25-Alpha: Total Body Circuit + Tai Cheng: Neural Reboot P1 + Sequence 1.

I really wanted to get that Straight 25 today, but no go. I got the furthest I've gotten without a break today, but still couldn't go all the way. I got to the 13.30 minute mark, to the Spider progression, I think it was, and I couldn't go all the way, I had to take a break before the final move of the progression. Don't quote me on that move though. I may be mistaken. In this case, I really wish T25 had the same type of book P90X3 has with all the workouts and their moves listed. That would really help referencing back. After my initial break, I had to take four more breaks after that until the burn out, then an additional 3 small breaks during the burn out. I try to go all out in the burn out with good form. My breaks are only a few seconds, but help me get my breath back. Also, for this workout, I get really thirsty in the middle so I have to stop to take a drink. If I don't my throat gets really dry and scratchy and it get hard to breathe. Guess I haven't reached that next level of fitness yet. For this workout, I consistently burn about 100kcals more than the other routines. Today, I burned a total of 427kcals on Total Body Circuit.

I love doing Sequence One! It was so cool to put all six moves together into one fluid motion. I really felt my inner Bruce coming out. Again, it is great that Dr. Cheng keeps reminding me of the posture cues. I'm doing a little better with the hips, but now, I'm looking down more for some reason instead of keep my eyes front. I also have to watch that I don't over extend on the 45 degree angle on my stances. My hips and knees naturally flare out so that is easy for me, but the problem is that I sometimes go a bit too far in my stances. Which is bad because I could lose balance. I failed the balance test today because I was too forward. I need to stay over the weighted leg. Good burn on that leg, whichever it might be.

In the end, I burned a total of over 700kcals. Great way to start Week Three! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. See you on Monday!